Displaying items by tag: Department of Medicine
The UAB School of Medicine has lost a beloved colleague and an incomparable role model in William E. “Bill” Dismukes, M.D., MACP. He died June 19 at age 78.
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This is the first demonstration of donor microbes persisting in the recipient following fecal transplant, a finding made possible by a novel method to “fingerprint” individual strains of bacteria.
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Winners of the 2017 Dean's Excellence Awards were honored with a reception held on Tuesday, June 6 at the Wallace Tumor Institute.
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Vaccines are scientifically proven to save lives and prevent major outbreaks of highly infectious diseases among large populations in a safe and effective way.
Physicians at UAB share tips on men’s health and how it affects heart health, sexual function and memory and decreases cancer risk.
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Michael Birrer, a leading medical oncologist at Harvard University, will take the reins as the new director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, succeeding the retiring Edward Partridge.
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Gustavo R. Heudebert, M.D., longtime leader of graduate medical education at UAB, has been named the interim regional dean of the Montgomery Regional Medical Campus effective Oct. 1.
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Kondal Kyanam, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, will begin his term in June.
The average American consumes nearly 2,000 mg a day over most adults’ ideal amount of sodium intake, excluding salt added at the table. Sodium found in restaurant, pre-packaged and processed foods, and foods like canned vegetables can increase heart disease and stroke risk, among others.
Eleven outstanding faculty members were named recipients of the 2017 Dean’s Excellence Awards, an honor recognizing exceptional contributions made by School of Medicine faculty in service, teaching, research, diversity enhancement and mentorship.
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- school of medicine
- department of medicine
- division of pulmonary, allergy and critical care medicine
- division of nephrology
- division of preventive medicine
- division of gerontology, geriatrics, and palliative care
- division of clinical immunology and rheumatology
- department of pediatrics
- division of pediatric emergency medicine
- division of pediatric endocrinology
- department of pathology